Aside

Download a PDF of this CV

Contact

Language Skills

R tidyverse
R Shiny
Git / GitHub
SQL
HTML / CSS

Disclaimer

Made with the R package pagedown.

The source code is available on github.com/larnsce/cv.

Last updated on 2021-02-21.

Main

Lars Schöbitz

I am developing data science trainings and provide consulting services for managing the world’s poop. My work experience includes every sector under the sun, which has formed me into a highly adaptable and empathetic individual. In my free time I like to crochet, bake, cook, run, play, and code.

Me

Loving life in Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland

Wollyhood

now - 2012

  • Just Switzerland

Multi-cultural work experience

Mother Earth

Global

2020 - 2011

  • South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam, India, Tanzania, Haiti, USA, Bhutan, Senegal

Loved life in London

London, UK

Brixton

2018 - 2017

  • So much fun

Sanitation enthusiast

Durban, South Africa

49 Essex Grove

2012 - 2011

  • Living with, and learning from Prof. CA Buckley

German citizen

Haemelhausen, Germany

Flat plains of Lower Saxony

1986 - 1986

  • Raised in a town of 600 people, I grew up with two generations, a large vegetable and fruit garden, animals and a christmas tree farm.

Education

RStudio Instructor Programme

www

RStudio

2020 - 2019

Environmental and Hygiene Engineering (Dipl. Ing.)

Giessen, Germany

Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

2012 - 2008

  • Thesis: Performance Evaluation of a full-scale DEWATS plant in South Africa

Scholarship with ERASMUS (European Exchange Program)

Umea, Sweden

Umea University

2010 - 2010

  • Main subject: Northern Aquatic Systems, including sampling of different surface waster and analysis of DOC, COD, main nutrients, heavy metals

Change and Project Management

Mikkeli, Finland

Mikkeli University

2009 - 2009

General qualification for university entrance

Verden, Germany

Gymnasium am Wall

2006 - 2003

Work Experience

I believe in the opportunity of the human rights based approach to water and sanitation above the believe in a billion dollar sanitation economy.

Director, Founder

Zurich, Switzerland

Lars Schoebitz GmbH

now - 2018

  • Teaching Data Science with R
  • Consultant for city-wide faecal sludge management systems
  • Supporting organisations in establishing strong monitoring and evaluation frameworks

Data and Impact Expert

Essex, UK

Aquaconsult Limited

now - 2018

  • Venture Advisor for Transition to Scale Program in Urban Sanitation by Grand Challenges Canada
  • Support to Clean Team, Ghana; Eau&Vie, Bangladesh; Safi Sana, Ghana

Data Science Intern

Zurich, Switzerland

Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich

2020 - 2020

Consultant

Duebendorf, Switzerland

Eawag/Sandec

2020 - 2020

  • Supported the preparation of factsheets for a publication on city-wide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) approaches and tools

Data Scientist

Putnam, USA

Biomass Controls PBC

2020 - 2017

  • Building tools for data visualisation and business intelligence using R Shiny framework
  • Support of R&D work and preparation of results for publications and conferences

Lead Consultant

Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Inter-American Development Bank

2020 - 2019

  • Team of Consultants: Berta Moya, Anthony Kilbride, Andy Peal
  • Development of city-wide faecal sludge management systems
  • Detailed review of design proposal for faecal sludge treatment plant
  • Preparation of shit-flow-diagram (SFD) for Cap-Haitien

Data Scientist

London, UK

Gather

2018 - 2018

  • Supported conceptualization of data dive for urban sanitation data
  • Cleaned and prepared toilet census data set of Kanyama compound (Lusaka, Zambia) for analysis

Consultant

Geneva, Switzerland

World Health Organization

2018 - 2016

  • Global Monitoring of the Sanitation Chain: Proof of concept testing for monitoring indicators on safely managed sanitation (Target 6.2) and safely treated wastewater (Target 6.3) in the SDG agenda
  • Production of country files for SDG 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater safely treated

Research Project Manager

Duebendorf, Switzerland

Eawag/Sandec

2016 - 2012

  • Project management with global, multi-discplinary teams and topics of wide spread interest (RRR Business Models, SFDs Methods and Tools development)
  • Research lead on several projects that aim to develop methods for diagnostic tools in faecal sludge management
  • Mentor, lecturer and effective networker

Research Assistant

Durban, South Africa

PRG, University of KwaZulu-Natal

2012 - 2011

  • Drove a 1950s Land Rover on Durban highways to collect water samples from DEWATS plant
  • Emptied pit latrines with spades and shovels
  • Built a snooker-like table to separate pit contents into their individual constituents

Teaching Experience

R Instructor

www

Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich

2021 - 2021

Lecturer

Giessen, Germany

Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

2017 - 2017

Lecturer

Switzerland

Lecturer NADEL, ETH Zurich, EPF Lausanne

2016 - 2013

  • Teaching on basics of Faecal Sludge Management

Lecturer

Switzerland

Massive Open Online Course: Planning & Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies

2016 - 2016

Pro Bono

I am passionate about teaching coding with R to novel users.

Expert Advisor

London, UK

Gather

now - 2018

  • Providing support with my passion for open data science and by sharing knowledge on urban sanitation

R Instructor

Zurich, Switzerland

N/A

2020 - 2017

  • Teaching employees of Eawag/Sandec in using R for statistical computing software
  • Started out with lectures in 2017 and continued individual one-to-one support to date

Technical Expert

Global

ISO Project Committee 318

2020 - 2018

  • Member of the US Technical Advisory Group for emerging standard ISO/PC318 “Community scale resource oriented sanitation treatment systems”

Teaching Experience

Publications

I support open science principles.

Corona veraendert Alltagssorgen nur wenig

N/A

Web article

2020

Methods to reliably estimate faecal sludge quantities and qualities for the design of treatment technologies and management solutions

N/A

Journal of Environmental Management, 223, 898-907

2018

  • Collection and laboratory analysis of 180 faecal sludge samples in Kampala, Uganda
  • Data analysis using R

Remote Sensing, Mobile Applications and Open Data Science Tools for Better Monitoring of Sanitation Systems

N/A

In HIC 2018. 13th International Conference on Hydroinformatics

2018

  • Conference paper

Guidelines on sanitation and health

N/A

World Health Organization

2018

Market driven approach for faecal sludge treatment products

N/A

In WEDC conference papers. WEDC conference 40 (p. 2807 (6 pp.)

2017

Technical Reports

I strive for efficiency and approach life with ‘All or Nothing’.

Sanitation service delivery context analysis and mapping of excreta flows along the sanitation service chain and throughout the city

N/A

N/A

2016 - 2015

Sandec News Article

I have a mindset of learning from failures and am a signatory of the Nakuru Accord

Conferences & Seminars

I am optimistic, direct, patient and empathetic.

UN World Data Forum 2020

www

N/A

2020

Latinosan Conference

San Jose, Costa Rica

N/A

2019

  • Invited presenter and moderator of session on sludge management organized by the Inter-American Development Bank
  • Presentation Slides

5th Faecal Sludge Management Conference

Cape Town, South Africa

N/A

2019

  • Oral Presentation on Development of Tools for Efficient Remote Monitoring of Faecal Sludge Treatment Units
  • Poster Presentation on Combined Heat and Power with Micro Organic Rankine Cycle for Off-Grid Sanitation Treatment
  • Invited presenter at side meeting organised by Centre for Science and Environment India. Development of a Faecal Sludge Data Repository

WaterLex, 1st World Summit on Leaving No One Behind

Geneva, Switzerland

N/A

2019

  • Finalist for project on human-rights based solutions to water and sanitation. Testing innovative technologies for Menstrual Hygiene Management in humanitarian and public settings
  • Oral Presentation

2nd meeting of ISO PC 318 WG 1

Tolouse, France

N/A

2018

  • Technical Expert for emerging standard representing the US technical advisory group

Monitoring, Evidence, and Dissemination for Scale (MEDS) convening

Dakar, Senegal

N/A

2018

  • Hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

13th International Hydroinformatics Conference

Palermo, Italy

N/A

2018

  • Oral presentation on Remote sensing, mobile applications and open data science tools for better monitoring of sanitation systems

Stakeholder meeting for FSM laboratory of CSE at Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI)

Tijara, India

CSE AAETI

2018

  • Invited presenter

Colorado WASH Symposium

Boulder, USA

University of Colorado

2018

  • Oral presentation on Development of tools for efficient remote monitoring of faecal sludge treatment units

Gather Hub Data Dive

London, UK

N/A

2018

4th Faecal Sludge Management Conference

Chennai, India

N/A

2017

  • Monitoring Safely Managed Sanitation on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Experience from Uganda
  • Presentation
  • Abstract

UNC Water and Health Conference

Chapel Hill, USA

N/A

2016

  • Safely-Managed Sanitation: Monitoring higher levels of service in SDG Target 6.2
  • [Event support]https://kutt.it/p4toLj)

Sandec Research Seminar

Duebendorf, Switzerland

N/A

2016

  • Shit-Flow-Diagrams and the potential for monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals

UNC Water and Health Conference

Chapel Hill, USA

N/A

2015

  • City level excreta flow analysis; the SFD Promotion Initiative
  • Poster

Stockholm World Water Week, Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

N/A

2015

  • Side Event: Liveable Cities for All: Integrated Sanitation and Water Services
  • Side Event: SFD, a tool to foster sustainable urban sanitation programming
  • Sustainable City Sanitation; from planning to implementation. Event support

4th AfricaSan Conference

Dakar, Senegal

N/A

2015

  • Side Event: SFD a tool to boost urban sanitation. Presentation Slides
  • Panellist: Public-Private Partnerships to Meet the Sanitation Shortfall

3rd Faecal Sludge Management Conference

Hanoi, Vietnam

N/A

2015

  • Quantification of FS by truck counting studies with the Private Emptiers Association in Kampala Abstract pp. 6-8, Presentation
  • Scaling-up sanitation businesses in low- and middle-income countries Presentation
  • FSM / Treatment processes for resource recovery / Session 1: Moderation
  • Workshop Preparation, Facilitation: FSM Systems Approach for Implementation and Operation: Research into Practice: Towards standardization of FS quantification and characterization on a city-wide scale

37th WEDC International Conference

Hanoi, Vietnam

N/A

2014

  • FAQ: Faecal Sludge Quantification and Characterization: field trial of methodology in Hanoi, Vietnam, Conference Paper

Stockholm World Water Week, Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

N/A

2014

  • Side Event: From Faecal Sludge to Fuel: Safe Sanitation with Business Opportunities

36th WEDC International Conference

Nakuru, Kenya

N/A

2013

  • Espresso Shot Presentation on Resource, Recovery & Reuse

2nd Faecal Sludge Management Conference

Durban, South Africa

N/A

2012

  • Business model innovations for scaling-up faecel sludge businesses in developing countries: Abstract Presentation

Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) conference

Cape Town, South Africa

N/A

2012

  • Practical experience and operating data from a full-scale decentralised wastewater treatment plant treating domestic wastewater

References

Dr. Christian Zurbruegg

Duebendorf, Switzerland

Eawag/Sandec

now

  • Member of the Directorate & Group Leader Solid Waste Management

Prof. CA Buckley

Durban, South Africa

PRG, University of KwaZulu-Natal

now

  • Co-Head

Dr. Kate Medlicott

Geneva, Switzerland

World Health Organization

now

  • Team Leader Sanitation